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ASHEVILLE, N ,C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 7, 1912.
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STAis-MAY ACT
IN SMO CASE
Inquest into the Death by
Drowning of Lawyer Gib
son's Client May Bp
Reopened.
CASE MAYBE LAID
BEFORE GRAND JURY
Affidavits of Lawyer Who
Became Executor of His .
Estate Declared to Be
False.
New York, Sept. 7. Public and pri
vate detectives, public prosecutors of
two counties, diplomatic , representa
tives of foreign governments and their
attorneys have made significant prog
ress In Jjieir investigation of the mys
teries enveloping the conduct of Bur
ton W. Gibson, a lawyer, in the trag
edy of Mrs. losa Menschik Szabo and
in the disposition of her $10,000 estate.
District Attorney Thomas C. Rogers
of Orange county, in which is Green
wood Iake where the woman was
drowned July 16, said that as soon as
the New Ydrk county officials supply
him with necessary additional evi
dence he will take action.
The step to be taken undoubtedly
will he a reopening of the inquest by
Coroner S. B. Hcaton, who originally
brought a verdict of accidental drown
ing. -
In this connection the name of the
woman who was the tragedy became
known yesterday. She is Mrs. Hiley
Brooks of Paterson, N. J.
Surrogate Fowler has signed the
order which directs Gibson to show
cuiic why the letters testamentary In
the estate of Mrs. Szabo issued to him
on August 3 shall not be revealed. The
'. order is returnable on September 17.
It Is announced that the detectiveB
for the consulate hud found in Brook
lyn a woman whom they believe ap
peared as Mrs. Pctronella Menschik,
the mother of Mrs. Szabo, who was
miide role beneficiary in Mrs. Szabo's
will, of which Gibson was made sole
executor. There was fio positive-Identification,
because "the notary who took
the woman's acknowledgement, was
out of town.
The theory of the petitioners in the
case to have Gibson removed as execu
tor Is that thlB woman Is not the
mother of Mrs Szabo.
Assistant District Attorney Wasser
vosel and Murphy, for Mr. Whitman,
regain an Investigation Into the evi
dence which supports the petition
made to the surrogate, the petition
setting forth that affidavits of Gibson
saying that the woman died In New
York county: that she left a mother,
Sirs. Pctronella Menschik, living In
Chicago; that a paper filed was a
waiver of citation sworn to by one who
slpned herself Mrs. Petronella Men
schik, mother of the deceased; that
Mrs. Szabo left no other relatives,
hrothers or sisters anywhere were
false In that Mrs. Szabo did not die In
New York county, her mother had
been dead since February, 1910. and
left live brothers and three sisters. vice president
Jf this Is established, according to Prof Henry Jerome Stockard will
the district attorney's office, charges continue as head of tho English de
of perjury, subornation of perjury, partment.
forgery, conspiracy, as well as statu-1.
tory violations of the laws of estates
will follow. -
According to a cablegram from ., Vi
enna, Mrs. Menschik died in Austria
two years ago. District Attorney Rog
ers said that as soon as he received
Mrs. Menschlk's death certificate, pro
ving conclusively that Mrs. MenschU 's
death antedated that of Mrs. Szabo, he
would lay the case before the October
term of the Orange county grand jury
at Goshen. N. Y.
Publication of the Szabo case, also
induced other persons to revive In
quiry into other cases handled by Gib
son, In which he had been questioned
hy the police. Not only were there
persons to express a hope that the
Klimn case of The Bronx once again
he Uken up by the police, but others
wanted fresh Inquiry ordered Into the
mystery of the disappearance of John
Hli e O'Nell, another Gibson client
The police ran out theso cases and
dropped them. A similar fate resulici1
to investigations of the grievance com
mittee of the bar association which
was also said to have Inquired into
the professional conduct of the man
In several cases. When the show
down came there was nothing upon
which they could take action.
LEWIS WON'T RESIGN
Wit kerHliam's Negro Afwlstant Says
He Has No Idea of Quitting liar
Association.
Washington, Sept 7. Assistant At-1
torney general William II. Lewis,
whom Attorney-general Wlckersham
succeeded In having retained as a
member of the American bar assocl
"tlon, members of which tried to
'"ist him because he Is a negro, said
, '"at he would not resign from the
bar association.'
"Do you ltind to follow the ac
t'on of the negro lawyer 'from Min
neapolis and resign from the associ
ation?" Iwls was asked.
"I certainly do not," he replied. "I
'hall retain my membership. I have
lost sent to the association treasurer
hiy duns for the year."
'-wis said he was grateful to the
sttornr-y-gonerRl and the latter's
frltnds for what they had done, and
aid they would riot regret their sr
Hon. IwU did not attend the recent
eloiis of tlio n'iclf Ion.
MOOELFORSTATUE
QF SENATOR VANCE
Has Been Completed by Wash
ington Sculptor and Will
Be Offered State.
Special to The Gazette-News.
Raleigh. Sept. 7.-U. S. J. Dunbar,
a sculptor of Washington, D'. C has
brought to Raleigh a model for a
statue he proposes to erect of Zcb
lon B. Vance, the council of state
having voted to place a marble statue
of the state's great governor and sen
ator in statuary hall, Washington
Mr. Dunbar will bo here a week or
ten days and in that time he hopes
to have many persons who were well
acquainted with Senator Vance give
suggestions for Improving the model.
This Is a statuette, and to those who
have seen only the pictures and
statuos of Vance Is a good likeness.
Mr. Dunbar made a cast of the sena
tor's face when he died, and was well
acquainted in life with the North Car
olinian. The Hillsboro Street Christain
church is having an annex with six
rooms built in connection with the
church, together with a large room in
the basement for special purposes. A
heating plant is also being installed.
The addition and improvement wiP
cost $10,000. ,
Governor Kitchln may not appoint
on adjutant general for several days,
although it was thought ho would
make the appointment the early part
of the week. There have been many
applications and numerous endorse
ments, and the governor has any
number of 'applicants to select from.
In the Interim Maj. Gordon Smith
will continue to act as adjutant gen
eral. V :
The corporation commission has
called for statements of the condition
of state banks at the cloBef busi
ness September 4.
FUMES OF THE STATE
Goo 3. Showing Made Last Year
Peace Institute Presi
dent Arrives.
Gazette-News Bureau,
The Hotel Raleigh,
Raleigh, Sept. 7.
Dr. George J. Ramsey, formerly
professor of education In Central Uni
versity, Ky., arrived here today to
accept the presidency of Peace Insti
tute, a Presbyterian college for wom
en. He succeeds Dr. White, ,wno va;
elected last spring and who becomes
In a bulletin being printed by. the
state department of agriculture It Is
estimated that $39,000,000 was last
year sent away from the state for
foods and products should have been
raised here. In 1910 over $59,000,000
was sent out of the state. The great
Increase In the corn crop and raising
of other food products Is responsible
for the good showing, Commissioner
Graham said this afternoon.
TO CARRY ON WORK
BEGUN BY M'CLINTIC
Enough Knotted Fever Ticks to De
populate! Washington Delivered
at Federal Laboratory.
Washington. Sept 7. -A package
more deadly than dynamlfe was deliv
ered yesterday to the United States
hvgenlc laboratory by a special mes
senger. who mopped his brow with evi
dent relief when he got a receipt for
it. The package contained 80,000
ticks Infected with the deadly Rocky
Mountain' spotted fever, enough, to
wipe out the population of the na
tional capital should they be liberated
from the glass tubes. The fever car
riers were part of those with which
the late Surgeon T. . McCllntlc was
experimenting when he contracted the
dread disease. The experiments will
be continued In Washington.
Red Mon Meet Monday
Charlenton. Bent 7. The nation
council of Red Men and Daughters of
Pocahontas convene here Monday In
annual 'session. ' Oovernor Hlease,
great representative of South Carllna
will deliver the address of welcome,
Many high official of socret orders
have accepted the Invitation of the
great Incohr.nee, George Griggs, of
Houston, Tex., to be present. Buslnest
sessions will be held at Isle of Palms.
Hrn Aviator an. t)lea.
Ogdensburg, !"T., Sept. 7. Against
the wlhes of his wife, Thomas Ka
vunaoch. gl, a retired framer llvlnit
near F.lgln, went to the Urockvllla fair
to see a flying machine for the firs
time. As Aviator Hemstruugh In a bl
pl.'ine, sflr a long dotour, reappeared
In front of the gnind stand Kava
nuugti died of heart dlscasu.
NO CROWN Fill
Tilt CDLOHEl
Roosevelt Says Modern King
Is Cross Between Perpetual
Vice President and 400
Leader.
OLD PARTIES FOOLING
ABOUT THE TRUSTS
He Again Attacks Standard
Oil Dissolution Appeals
for Support in North
Dakota.
Hathaway, Mont, Sept. 7. After
an all night ride from Fargo, N. Da
kota, Roofevclt came Into Montana to
day and made a. brief speech here in
which he said his opponents made ev
ery charge possible against him, in
cluding the statement that he want
ed to be king.
"I'm act used of wanting to rule the
country with an iron hand," he said
''I always feel inclined to answer that
the people who make this statement
don't know kings; else they wouldn't
put it down rs my ambition to be
one. A constitutional monarch of the
present time comes parir to being
cross between a perpetual vice pres
Ident and the leader of a four hun
dred than anything else I know." He
declared the two old parties were
fooling about the trusts, citing the
case of Standard Oil. He said the
country has found out Instead of the
government's action being the death
of Standard Oil it was only n make-
believe death. He said he cited this
as a particular Instance of unscramb
ling that which didn't help anybody
but the owner of the scrambled eggs
Jamestown, N.D., SepU7 The voters
ot the country were divided Into two
classes by Colonel Roosevelt in his
speech yesterday. They were those
with, and those against the progres
sive party. The man against It, how
ever sincerely he may 'think ho Is pro
gressive In politics, he said, "is the
ally of Wall street, the ally of privi
lege, the ally of bosslsm."
Coming Into North Dakota, which
Senator La Follette carried In the
primaries preceding the republican
national convention, Colonel Roosevelt
made a particular effort to win over
supporters of progressive principles
from the republican and democratic
candidates. He criticised Woodrow
Wilson in regard to the progressive
proposal for an Interstate industrial
commission to regulate large corpora
tion
Colonel Roosevelt was whirled
across North Dakota by special train.
He made half a dozen speeches and
last night was on his way to Mon
tana. He stopped for an hour In
Grand Fork yesterday morning, put
in most ot the afternoon In Fargo ann
last ' night made a brief address at
Jamestown.
In Fargo Colonel Roosevelt spoke
first at Island Park to an audience
composed largely of farmers. The
progressive state convention was In
session In Fargo and the delegates
went to the park to hear him. Latci
he made an address In the convention
hall.
1 particularly call the attention of
North Dakota." he said In his speech
at Island Park, "to similarities be
tween the situation now and that In
4. At that time a number of r
publican leaders-: the ' progressive
leaders of the day Including Fre
mont, the first republican candidate
for the presidency and Wendell Phil
Hps, a lender in the anti-slavery cause
were so discontented with Lincoln and
certain actions of the mass of their
fellow progressives that they actually
proposed to run a third ticket against
Lincoln and when this effort failed
many of them stood sullenly aloof and
either supported
against Lincoln.
Now the same kind of thing Is
being done by these men today who
claim to be progressives and yet fall
to support the progressive ticket
a man Is not with us he Is sldfng with
the reactionaries.. No matter how well
meaning he may be, no matter how
sincerely he may think he Is a pro
gresslve, he is the ally of Wall street,
the ally of privilege, the ally of doss
Ism In politics unless he heartily and
In good faith support the progressive
party,
"This Is not a question of personal!
ties. The principles of the progrei
slves have been embodied In their
platform but tho representatives of
the progressive party have nominated
two men to act for tne moment v
their standard bearers. The only vay
to support theso principles and th
platform Is to support the men wh
are the nominees of the progressiva
party.
CONDEMN M'DOWELL
17. C. V. Camp Would Oust Tennessee
Division tominandcfl for Ills
Activity for Itooacvelt, '
Nashville, Sept 7. Dispatches dla
crediting Commander J. H. McDowell
of the Tennessee division U. C. V,
with the Intention nf making a can
vass among confederate veterans for
Roosevelt resulted last night 1n the
Frank Cheatham camp notnlnatln
John P. Hickman to succeed McDow
ell at the coming state reunion.
Members felt McDowell's Intention
wore contrary to their constitution
HE Rl HUFF
I
Sheriff's Officers Feel Sure Ne
gro Arrested Yesterday in
Greenville Slew Officer
McConnell.
DESCRIPTION. TALLIES
PERFECTLY, SAY THEY
Man Caught ifl "Dark Cor-
ner" Sheriff's Officers
Have Never Felt Certain
of Identity of Man Here
At last, after half dozen false
larms, the real Jphn Huff, the mur
derer of Patrolman E. C. McConnell,
has been arrestedJand Is now in toll
at Greenville, S. C.. of this there Is
not the slightest doubt In the minds
of the sheriff and his deputies, to
whom the word came this morning
from the Greenville officials that the
egro had been arrested yesterday af
ternoon. There followed two long tel
ephone conversations between the of
ficers of Greenville and the. local of
ficers, and from the description which
he South Carolina officers gave of
their prisoner the local officers are
certain that he Is the man wanted
nd that the prisoner In jail here,
who was arraigned once for the of
fense, is innocent of tho charge.
Sheriff Williams will send officers
to Greenville tomorrow to bring the
negro here.
The negro was captured in the
'Dark Corner" of South Carolina, one
ol! the wildest and1 most Inaccessible
sections In the south. The particulars
as to how they happened to find the
negro were not given, but the captors
told the sheriff that when they push
ed back the negro's hat to see if there
Was a. scar on his .forehead, he drew
his pistol, and it Was with difficulty
that they disarmed him. The scar was
there. The negro was then taken to
Greenville and placed In jail. He was
working at an Illicit?' distillery when
caught.
Sheriff Williams tmtf'tt. South Ctf-
Carolina officer give, a minute de
scription of the negro; and it is said
that it conformed in every respect to
that of the man who killed McCon
ell; that It fit with the murderer's
description much better than Brew
er's does.
The members of the sheriff's force
are very much elated over the cap
tnre. While the members of the po
lice force have always believed that
Brewer is the negro vanted. the sher
iff's officers have been a little doubt
ful about it. They profess that there
can be no doubt about tne negro s
identity at Greenville, as the descrip
tion was too clear to admit of any;
and they believe that the murderer
of the patrolman will be brought to
justice.
The case of Brewer, who has been
held here for the past several months,
resulted In mistrial. He was to have
been arraigned at the last term of
court, but the docket was so con
gested that the case was not reached.
Deputy Sheriff Mitchell sometime
ago secured two letters from a negro
woman which were written In the
Dark Corner." and were signed by
John Huff.
Surgeons Empty
Human Tool Chest
Chlcagoan's Stomach Contained
19
Knives. Five Knife Diadem 12
Screws, and One Dollar.
Chicago, Sept 7. When surgeons
operated upon John Martlner today
to lenrn what caused "terrible pains In
his stomach" they found 19 pocket
knives, 17 nails, five knife blades, u
dozen screws and a silver dollar.
Martlner, known to Chlcagoans "as
the human tool chest," had swallowed
the articles on wagers. He Is 36 years
old and a laborer.
The operation was successful and
the articles were mounted on a board
and placed on exhibition. The sur
geon said the articles had lodged In
corner of the stomach and that an ul
cer had formed and the patient would
have died within a month had not the
operation been performed.
The silver dollar which Martlner
swallowed 10 years ago, was as
bright as when It came from the mint,
FINE, SAYS WILSON.
"Admirable Ticket and Admirable
Platform," He Says or the Yew
York ProgrcMftlvea.
Sea Girt, N. J., 8ept. 7. Oovernor
Wilson today commended the chute
of Oscar Straus as nominee for gov
ernor by the propresslvea of New
York.
"It Is an admirable ticket and an
ndmlrable platform. It will put us on
our mettle," said the, governor. Gov,
ernor Wilson was asked If he favored
the nomination of progressive demo
crals for governors and state house
officer throughout the country, In
eluding New York state.
"That goes without aitylpg," he re
plied.
Governor Wilson today received
photographs showing T. O. Glllum an
eight Son of Madison Fall, Va., I
the cost! an of a baseball nine. Kac
enclosed h dollar as a campaign con
trlbullun.
H
E
May Meet and Repudiate Ac
tion of Republican County
Convention, ani Renom
inate. COUPLE OF VACANCIES
ON COUNTY TICKET
Messrs. Lee and Nichols Say
They Cannot Run Moose
May Pull Out of Repub
lican Party.
There, seems to be quite a little un
certainty as to the future movements
of the supporters of Col, Theodore
Roosevelt In this county. Until this
time there has been no organized pro
gressive party,' even though the ma
jority of the Roosevelt men may have
been progressive in reality. They call
ed themselves Roosevelt republicans.
Since the Roosevelt republicans were
left out in the cold at Charlotte, how
ever, many of the colonel's support
ers in this section seem to feel that
they have so far pursued the wrong
course and deplore the fact that they
did not come out liat-footed for the
progressive party in name as well as
in fact.
So that there is now a strong sen
timent in favor of holding another
convention here, the plan of which is
to repudiate the action of the former
Roosevelt republican convention and
put out a progressive ticket, even
though this ticket may be made up
of practically the same men as were
nomitiRted by the first convention. It
is practically certain that this will be
done. Many think it should have been
done in the first place.
Expected Regulars' Support,
Presumably the convention was
not .called progressive for the Teason
that there was hope that the Taf t
men woyld support the county can
didates of the Bull Moosers, since
thuy"dld not Ttit-nDtrr'K' Heketoit ap
pears, however, that the Taft organ'
iation will not support a Roosevelt
sympathizer, be he called progressive
or Roosevelt republican. Therefore,
the progressives are not expecting
much help in the state and county
from the Taf tit es.
On the other hand, the Roosevelt
supporters feel that If they put out a
progressive ticket, they will gain the
support of many progressive and dls
satisfied democrats, of which they
contend there are any number In this
county. They are expecting more from
the dissatisfied democrats than they
are from the progressive democrats
They insist that there are any num
ber of democrats who are dissatisfied
with the Increased taxes, with the In
crease in the salaries of county of
ficials and with various other things
done by what they call "the ring.'
Nominees Cannot Kun.
There will be another reason for
calling the convention: Two of the
candidates nominated by the first
convention say that they cannot make
the race. Charles G. Lee. nominated
for the general assembly, tated at
once that he would be unable to
make the race on account of his legal
work, although he would like to do
it. John A. Nichols, nominated for
tax collector, says that he cannot pos
sibly make the race. It. Is understood
that he declines also tor business rea
ons. The refusal of these two men to
ruA will be somewhat of a blow either
to the progressive or the Roosevelt
reDubllcans. It is conceaed tnat Mr,
Nichols will always carry a large
number of democratic votes, whenev
er he consents to run.
DciniMTBtM Scorn to Frel hC!ire.
The democrats seem to be feeling
quite secure. Whatever befall they say
thev don't sea how they can tie nun
any extent There really seems to be
a sort of Informal understanding De
tween the democratic leaders and tne
Taft leaders. The democratic leaders
do not believe that the Taft men are
inlnsr to nut out a county ticket.
whatever may be said to the contrary,
if thev do not get the support of tne
Taft men, they feel assured that the
nroeresslves will not get it.
Al the same t me It may oe shui
that there ore always repuoucan
who will vote far republicans, ana
some of the Taft men will Vote for
progressive republicans, whatever the
Toff lenders mav dictate unless, of
course, the Taft men put out a tlcK
t It was understood that the Roose
velt u:en would support Mr. Staton,
th nominee of the regulars, for con
green and that the Taft men would
support the county ticket put out by
the Roosevelt supporters; and the
Roosevelt men ratified the nomination
of Mr. Staton; but now, It Is claimed
the Taft leaders have gone back on
the understanding.
As things now stand there are two
Buncombe republican county chair
men. T. F. Roland, who has served
for some time, and J. H. Patterson of
West Ashevllle. who was elected at
the convention of the Roosevelt sym
nathliers. It Is Teported that Mr.
Moreheap" purposes to clear this mud
die by deposing Mr. Patterson as well
as all othrr chairmen elected hy the
Roosevelt men, by Invoking whet Is
known as sictlon 11, which gives the
state chairman power summarily to
dismiss any county chairman. It
also reported that he has already de
PO"
ed one chairman In the east It
her that the county chalrmo
wini ems
(Co'.itlnued on rag I.)
FEARING
RUSHES
TO
ELS IN
Mexico Will Ask Permission to
Send Troops Through
U. S. Territory.
Mexico City, Sept. 7. For the sec
ond time the United Stales govern
ment will be asked to authorize the
transportation of Mexican federal
troops across American territory. The
plan of the war department for a cam
paign against the rebels in the stute.of
Sonora, involves the movement of a
large body of soldiers through El Paso
to Nogalos.
Fre ident Madero yesterday called a
.Special session of the senate for the
purpose of securing its authorization
for a formal request upon the United
States.
El Paso, Tex., Sept 7. Reports or
a skirmish between United States
troops and Mexican rebels who
crossed the international line heat
Nachita, N. M., were received yester-
iy by Colonel E. Z. Steever at Fori
Bliss, Tex.
Mexican rebels engaged fifteen men
of the third cavalry, according to the
rliclal report, and one rebel was cap
tured. An hour later a strong body
rebels crossed the line but were
driven into Mexico by the American
soldiers after fighting at long range.
The entrance of Mexican rebels into
the United States and the subsequent
ngagement marks the sixth Invasion
of American soil In the last few weeks.
Hi Ml PROGRESSIVES
STAMPEDED TO STRftUS
'Suspender Jack" McGee
Turns the Trick at Syra-
cuse Convention.
Syracuse, Sept. 7. "The nomination
came to me as a great surprise," tald
Oscar S. Straus today, discussing his
candidacy for governor of New York
on the progressive ticket. "I did ev
erything I could to prevent my noml
nation, but it seemed I was destined to
ead the cause. It Is the cause In
which I am interested rather thon the
office and I shall do everything in my
power to win that I may carry out the
great principles which this new move
ment represents."
Comptroller Prendergast and
Chairman Hotchklss offered their en
thusiastic support to Straus.
Syracuse, N. Y., Sept 7. Oscar S.
Straus, former secretary of commerce
and labor in the cabinet of President
Roosevelt, was Tinalmously acclaimed
the nominee for governor of the pro
gressive party by a stampeded con
vention yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Straus' nomination came about
under circumstances that were not on-
y unexpected, but dramatic. The for
mer cabinet member, acting as, the
convention's permenant chairman was
about to entertain a motion from for
mer Lieutenant Governor Timothy L
Woodruff to expedite the roll call on
the names of State Chairman William
H. Hotchklss and Comptroller William
A. Prendergrast, of New York, when a
delegate from New York county leap
ed to his chair and demanded to be
heard.
It's 'Suspender Jack' McGee,"
cried a voice from the gallery. Chair
man Straus looked puzzled. McGee
who got his name In the Indian coun
try by riding a broncho Into camp
with suspenders used as reins, moved
resolutely toward the platform.
Chairman Straus looked with sur
prise on the man who, with a Ham
Ing bandana swathed around his nek
and his coat blazing with badges.
tossed his rough rider hat on tho lioor
and demanded the right to make a
nomination.
Delegates and spectators booed and
jeered as he began to speak. But Sus
pender Jack" only waved his defiance
of the Jeers. He paused a moment and
then cried: "I nomlnatButhe illustrous
aitd honorable Ocor s. Straus.'
The delegates seemed stunned; then
a few of them cheered. Mr. Straus
gave an amused laugh at "Suspender
Jack" bowing before him. McGee kept
on with his speech and the first few
faint cheers from the half dosen or
more delegates gradually grew Into a
pandemonium that swept the conven
tion hall from end to end. Standards
were wrenched from their supports
and delegates, yelling and cheering for
Chairman Straus, paraded the alsleo,
turning the convention into a bedlam.
Chairman Straus at first shook his
head deprecatlngly at the growing
ovation. He turned to friends and re
marked "this must not be, I cannot
accept." Chairman Hotchklss left his
seat and urged Starus to accept.
Scores of delegates pressed toward
the platform to urge Mr. Straus to
make the decision. Then Mr. Hotch
klss burst frotn the group that sur
rounded Mr. Straus and held Up be
fore the crush of excited delegates a
sheet of yellow paper on which was
written:
"He accepts." Quickly the word was
passed back through the hall and an
other demonstration followed. All oth-
r nominations were withdrawn. Then
(Continues on pag I.)
MDV
AGAINST
RIOT
TROOPS
Negro Preacher Beaten by
Mob After Making Dispar- .
aging Remarks About
White Women.
RESCUED BY OFFICERS
AND LOCKED IN VAULT
Blacks Threaten to Dynamite
Cummings, Ga., if Menaced
Man Is Lynched Women
Attacked.
Cummings, Ga., Sept. 7. Race
trouble was imminent here today, fol
lowing the arrest of two negroes
charged with assaulting a white wo-'
man, when Grant Smith, a negro
preacher., made disparaging remarks
about the women of Cummings. The
preacher was almost beaten to death
by a mob of whites before officers
rescued him and locked him in vault
in the court house. The negroes are
aroused and have threatened to dyna
mite the town if any negroes are
lynched. No effort has been made tp
molest the negro locked in the vault.
Officials feared trouble and appeals
were made to Governor Brown for
troops.
Atlanta, Sept. 7. One company of
militia was this morning dispached
in automobiles from Gainesville and
one from Marrietto to Cummings, by
Governor Brown upon receipt of in
formation' that a clash between the
whites and blacks was imminent.
Cummings is about 20 miles from
Gainesville.
I
f noon
Washington, 'Sept. 7. The war de
partment is preparing to dispatch two
more regiments of cavalry to the Mex
ican border line. General Wood, chief
of staff, today was trying to get in
communication with President Taft
to get his approval of the order.
Troopers will be taken from Forts
Riley, Kas., and D. A. Russell, Wyo.,
one regiment from each post
BURNED TO DEATH
Lutheran Minister Perishes Under
the Wreckage of His Flaming
Motor Car.
Paulina, la., Sept. 7. Rev. H.
Greene, pastor of the Lutheran
church in Germantown, early today-
was burned to death before the eyes
of his children and several other per
sons while pinned beneath a wrecked
motor car. The blaze was started by
a lantern with wnicn rescuers were
working, igniting gasoline spilled from
the tank.
Probe Fund Now $100.
Columbia, Sept. 7. General Wiley
Jones, treasurer of the South Caro
lina state democratic executive com
mittee, announced this morning that
$400 had been received in response to
Chairman Gary Evan's appeal for fi
nances to conduct the investigation
Into alleged fraud charges In connec
tion with the recen primary. It Is
expected the fund will reach $1000
In -fori' the meeting of the committee
Wednesday.
THE MAINE CONTEST
Plalsted and llalncs Have Arranged
to Continue Kiekliig Tour
Through the Day.
Portland, Sept. 7. This was the last
working day of one of the most bit
terly contested state campaigns waged
In Maine In a presidential year for a
generation. The two candidates for
governor. Governor Frederick Plalst
ed, democrat, who seeks a second
term, and" William Haines, republican,
arranged to continue speaking up al
most to the last minute. Although the.
republicans and progressives have
state organizations, the leaders of
these two parties are united In support
of tho republican stute ticket nomi
nated In the primaries last June.
The tariff has been discussed by
speakers for both sides as the Issue
of greatest Importance In the national
campaign.
Morganton Youth a Suicide
Morganton, Sept. 7. WIIIIm Hllde
brand, aged 19, a well known and pop
ular young man of this place, killed
himself by Jumping Into tho reservoir
of the Alpine. Cotton mills yesterday
afternoon.
No caure for his act can be learnel
except that he had not been In tn
best of health for the psst few months.
Ho hnd been In a melnni holy mo i l
for the lust few diiys.